Man&#39;s undergarment



MAN S UNDERGARMENT Filed Dec. 17, 1937 2 Sheets-Sheet l g m hd 4ATTORNEYS Dec. 13, 1938. R 2,140,459

MAN S UNDERGARMENT Filed Dec. 17, 1957 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 11v VENTOR 192.Tf/UR /7. 65/5 fi h WM A TTORNEXS UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE MAN'Smammar- Arthur M. am, New

York, N. Y., assignor to Robert Rois & 00., New York, N. Y., a com--ration of New York.

Application December 17, 1937, Serial No. 180,288

, 4 Claims.

The invention relates to men's undergarments and particularly to thattype of such undergar- -ment known in the trade as shorts".

The primary object of the invention is to provide such undergarment of aconstruction which is constituted of front and back portions and anelastic waist band, the front portion comprising two sections ofmaterial, one partially overlapping the other throughout substantiallythe central region of the front of the garment so as to constitute adouble-ply front of the garment, the lowermost region of such double-plyfront forming a crotch portion conforming to the contours r of the bodywhich it overlies. This conformation to the contour of the body isproduced by forming the double-ply section of the garment fromtwo'overlapping pieces of material havingat their lower extremitiesinverted V-shaped notches, the edges of such notch beingsewntogether'with the line of stitching extending from the lowermostextremity of the crotch portion upwardly and forwardly of the garmentwhen worn so as to I provide a pouch for correct support of the privateparts of the body.

A further object of the invention is to provide a construction "of anundergarment of the general type indicated, in which unsightly seams andpiecings are eliminated by the use of a concealed fly so that a trim,smart appearance of the garment is assured, the fly remaining closed andinvisible at all times.

A still further object of the invention is to provide the garment withample cloth material throughout the seat portion of the garment so thatthe gathering of the material of the garment into the crotch,characterizing the structures of the prior art, is eliminated. A furtherobject of the invention is to provide a finish upon the leg openings ofthe garment which will prevent the garment material from riding up alongthe thighs of the wearer.

In its broadest aspect, my inventive structure provides, by means of thedart" embodied in the fabrication of the garment in the front portion ofthe crotch section, an automatic pouch for the private parts, whereby acontour of such front portion of the crotch member is securedsubstantially like the normal contour of the body soas to provide anormalsupport, without discomfort to the wearer.

A particular embodiment of my invention is illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which Fig. l is a frontview of an undergarmentconstructed in accordance with my invention; 55 Fig. 2 is a sectiontaken on the line 2-2 of Fig.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, I

in which similar reference characters identify similar parts in theseveral views, the garment comprises a rear portion ID, to which at eachside are joined by stitching ii and I2, front portions l3 and i4respectively. An elastic waist band It extends throughout the upperperiphery of the garment. The sections "I, I3 and I4 are constitutedpreferably of knitted material so cut and positioned as to impart to thegarment body a transverse resiliency.

The garment is provided with the usual leg openings i6 and H which, inthe preferred embodiment are provided with trimmings I8 in the nature oftapes running substantially throughout the leg opening. Such tapes areconstituted of knitted material doubled over to receive the marginaledge portions of the leg openings, be-

tween the flaps thereof.

The front portion 13 is cut from a blank of material in substantiallythe form shown in Fig. 6 with an arcuate recess iii, in the verticaledge thereof. The lower portion of the section, when it is cut from theblank, is provided with an inverted V-shaped notch 20. The front sectionII is of substantially similar contour but is out without an arcuatelyrecessed vertical edge, such section likewise being provided at itslowermost extremity with an inverted V-shaped notch 2|.

In assembling the two sections I3 and I4, the latter is superimposedupon the former so as to have a portion thereof overlap a portion of theformer, withthe V-shaped notches 20 and 2| exactly one above the other.The two sections of material are joined together by stitching 22extending from the upper edge of the sections partially along the freeedge of the section l4 and by stitching 23 extending throughout the edgeof the section I 3 except along the edge of the arcuate recess l9, asshown clearly in Fig. 7.

Y When the two sections [3 and I4 have been thus assembled, the edges ofthe material constituting the V-shaped notches are sewn together bystitching 24 so as to form a dart. The effect of sewing together theedge portions of such V-shaped notches is to produce a rounding of thelower portion of the two front sections, as

indicated clearly in Fig. 2, thereby forming a pouch conformingsubstantially to the contour of the parts of the body of the wearerwhich the lower region of the overlapped front sections overlie, whenthe garment is worn.

Tapes II and it of knitted material doubled over to receive between theflaps thereof, the marginal edge portions of the sections 18 and I4, aresecured by a double line of stitching to the edges of the sections I!and I.

The lowermost-edges of the two front sections i3 and I are secured tothe lowermost edge of the rear section It by stitching 21.

The above described construction results in an undergarment having anumber of novel features not heretofore embodied in garments of thisgeneral class. One of such features is the provision of two partiallyoverlapping sections of material to form the front portion of thegarment. constituting a double gore in which such overlapping sectionsof material are each provided with inverted V-shaped notchessuperimposed one upon the other. When the sections are assembled andhave the edge portions of such notches secured together by a line ofstitching, the dart thus formed provides a crotch section for thegarment which constitutes an automatic pouch for the parts of the bodywhich it overlies when the garment is worn. This construction affords acorrect, normal support for such parts of the body without discomfort tothe wearer.

The supporting effect provided by such doublegore front section of thegarment is enhanced by the provision of the folded over tapes extendingthroughout the edges of the two overlapping sections ofmaterialconstituting the mid-front of the garment.

A further novel feature of my garment is the concealed fly which isproduced by this construction, whereby unsightly seams and piecings areeliminated, the fly remaining closed and invisible at all times. A trim,smart appearance of the garment when worn is thus assured.

A further novel feature of the garment, as clearly shown in Fig. 1, isthe provision of ample cloth materialin the back portion of the garment,so that an extra full seat coverage for the garment is provided. Thisfeature of my novel construction eliminates the objectionable gatheringof. the seat material into the crotch, characterizing the prior artconstructions of this type of mens undergarments. The full seat coveringthus provided, prevents slippage of the material and effects a completecovering of the seat in addition to the graceful conturation of thegarment upon the body. By this construction, also, the leg openings aregiven such shape and contour, by the cutting of the materialconstituting the various sections of the garment, as to give asymmetrical finish to the garment and to assist the garment material inholding its place upon the body, thereby preventing the garment fromgetting out of shape.

My novel garment is characterized by a complete absence of any patchesor piecings and is thereby given a flatter appearance than similargarments of the prior art.

The main feature of my novel garment is, however, to be found in theprovision of what, for lack of a better term, I describe as a dart"construction of the crotch portion constituted by the lower section ofthe front of the garment, whereby a substantially normal support for theprivate parts of the body is secured without discomfort to the wearer.

While I have described a particular embodiment of my invention, it isobvious that various changes in the described structure may be madewithout departing from the invention.

I claim:

1. An undergarment of the class described comprising front and backportions and an elastic waist band. secured to the.top margins' of saidfront and back portions, said front portion being formed of two frontsections of material overlapped a substantial distance to form a doubleply fly front of substantial width, said front sections havingregistering inverted. V-shaped notches extending upwardly from theirlowermost margins and sewed together to form a dart, the lowermostmargins of said front sections being secured to the lowermost margin ofsaid back portion by stitching forming a seam connected with said dart,said front and back portions having complementary margins forming legopenings and having bindings of substantially inelastic tape, said seamforming a substantially inelastic connection between said leg openingbindings, said overlapped front sections having marginal bindings ofsubstantially inelastic tape each providing a substantially inelasticconnection between said elastic waist band and one of said leg openingbindings.

2. An undergarment according to claim 1, the overlapped margins of saidfront sections being secured to the adjacent section throughout a partonly of their length extending downwardly from the elastic waist band toform means of egress from the interior to the exterior of said garmentand to provide for free movement of the unattached overlapped portionsof the sections with respect to one another for accommodating freemovements of a wearer.

3. An undergarment of the class described comprising an elastic waistband, a front portion comprising a pair of front sections overlapped fora substantial distance adjacent the mid portion of the front portion ofthe undergarment and having substantially inelastic marginal tapebindings secured at their upper ends to' said elastic waist band, saidoverlapped sections having therein registering inverted V-shaped notchesextending upwardly from their lower margins and stitched to gether toform a dart, a back portion secured at each side margin to one of saidfront sections and having its lowermost margin secured to the lowermostmargins of said front sections by stitching forming a seam connectedwith said dart, said front and back portions having complementarymargins forming leg apertures, leg aperture bindings connected with theabove mentioned marginal tape bindings and formed of substantiallyinelastic tape, said leg aperture bindings being connected by said abovementioned seam, said waist band, said marginal tape bindings and saidseam'deflning in the undergarment a pouch of double thickness andproviding substantially in-- elastic marginal support therefor, and saiddart providing for shaping of the pouch for conformation to the anatomyof a wearer and resistance to lateral displacement of the pouch withrespect thereto.

4. An undergarment of the class described comprising front and backportions and an elastic waist band secured to the top margins of saidfront and back portions, said front portion being formed of two frontsections of material to form a front of substantial width, a crotchsection having an inverted V-shaped notch extending upwardly from itslowermost margin and having its edgessewedtogethertoiormadarhthelmostmarginsoisaidcrotchseotionbeingsecured to the lowermost margin ofsaid back portions by stitching forming a seam connected with said dart,said iront and back portions and crotch section having complementarymargins forming leg openings and having throughout a major portionthereoi bindings 01 substantially inelastic-tape,saidseamiormingssubstantiallyinelastie substantialb inelastic tapeeach providing a substantially inelastic connection between said elasticwaist band and one of said leg opening bindings.

ARTHUR H. RES.

